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SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WEEKLY NEWS ALERT

August 22, 2023 FEATURED ARTICLE Providing descriptive captions for images. How important is this for authors and publishers?   Each organization's decision to manage its image description workflows is influenced by a variety of factors. It is however a universal truth that you will be closer to achieving fully accessible content if you can make image description an integral part of content creation. In-text descriptions and captions that accompany figures, diagrams, and pictures are required but are frequently brief and insufficient. Researchers of all kinds, now more than ever, have the capability and responsibility to enrich scholarly outputs with the kind of information that only they, as authors, can offer, such as detailed descriptions of images that they have used. Those who rely on screen readers or other text-to-speech apps will not be able to perceive images properly if they are not accompanied by detailed and precise descriptions. Readers who lack the required software or technology to view the original copies may likewise be unable to access these images. Read more                     Results/findings from research reports        • Global Flourishing Study initiates open access of sample research data in collaboration with Center for Open Science - Read more • TOME pilot project yields success in open-access monographs, points to future collaborations - Read more • Ithaka report explores the interconnected future of scholarly conferences and societies in the post-pandemic era - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Events and conferences        • IOP Publishing presents Environmental Research 2023: a global confluence of experts driving climate action - Read more • Kriyadocs unveils Publisherspeak 2023: A conference powering scholarly publishing through collaborative innovation - Read more • AGU embraces the year of open science with "Wide. Open. Science." theme for AGU23 - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         New Release - Journals/Products/Services        • Taylor & Francis introduces plain language summaries of publications to democratize access to latest medical research - Read more • IOP Publishing introduces free ethics statement checker – EthicsGen - Read more • Introducing the Hybrid Open Access Dashboard (HOAD) - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme         Taxonomy, Thesauri, Ontologies, and Semantic Publishing     • How AI can help ESG Data Standardization in BFSI - Read more • Applying Data Ontology Concepts to Protect Data - Read more • Singapore vs EU: Similarities and Differences Between Taxonomies - Read more     Search for more news in this Theme     Discover More News Themes: Expand Your Knowledge Today! Transformative / Read and Publish Agreement Peer Review Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (DEIA) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) / Sustainability Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) / Natural Language Processing (NLP) More Industry News Elsevier collaborates with Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to enhance research accessibility and scholarly communication Read more>> IOP Publishing and the University of Texas System announce transformative agreement to advance open access in North American research Read more>> ALPSP Unveils Special Interest Groups to Foster Collaboration in Scholarly Publishing Read more>> IGI Global and UNC Greensboro forge open access partnership to boost research reach Read more>> Pensoft's response to EU's conclusions on OA publishing Read more>> STM appoints Leila Jones as Director of Strategic Programmes Read more>> Editor-in-Chief of The BMJ calls for greater transparency on payments from medical industry Read more>> OCLC harnesses machine learning to elevate WorldCat data quality measures Read more>> RPTU forges new publishing alliance with Frontiers, promoting open access initiatives Read more>> Flagship hydrology journal Water Resources Research embarks on fully open access journey Read more>> JMIR AI now listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Read more>> OhioLINK partners with Ex Libris to transform library experiences Read more>> Upcoming Industry Events Peer Review Bootcamp: Science, Technology, and Medicine Event Date: September 5-7, 2023 Event Location: Online ALPSP Annual Conference and Awards 2023 Event Date: September 13 - 15, 2023 Event Location: Manchester, UK To learn more, visit our Events Page.

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